also: ブッフェ · ビュフェ
buffet; self-service meal
Refers to a style of meal where guests serve themselves from a variety of dishes, or the restaurant offering such a meal.
from French
The hotel breakfast is a buffet style.
That restaurant's lunch buffet is popular.
This weekend, my family went to a buffet at a hotel.
We enjoyed a lavish buffet during our trip.
Breakfast at this hotel is served buffet-style.
I ate a lot of cake at the buffet.
Most common katakana spelling for the French loanword 'buffet'.
Alternate katakana spelling; less common than ビュッフェ.
Rare variant; the small ッ is usually included.
Loanword from French 'buffet', referring to a self-service meal or sideboard.